Mission Mission

The matches-on-your-nipples trick, which we learned about three years back in an interview with Craig Stoll about Delfina and Locanda, has even more Mission roots than we realized. Blue Plate owner Jeff Trenam tells the story to Eater SF:

Among the photographs that have adorned the walls in Blue Plate’s bathroom over the last fourteen years is a black-and-white photo by Dave Schubert titled “Maria’s Trick.” It shows a young woman, “Maria,” standing on a toilet in the old Treat Street Bar with her shirt lifted and two lit matchsticks propped up on her nipples. This photograph has been stolen out of the bathroom nearly a dozen times (each time replaced by the photographer), with the thieves even dismantling frames locked to the wall to get at the racy snapshot. I swore it must have been on some kind of fraternity scavenger hunt. Recently, a nameless guest returned with the first print ever stolen.

Read on for the heartwarming conclusion.

Only one in existence! Available now! Completely handmade right here in SF, and just $180. Follow Amos on Twitter if you wanna know where his stand is at!

(And see Amos’ website for more shirts and accessories and Motley Goods for more bags.)

Look at that lineup! RSVP and invite your friends!

Although a somewhat controversial subject considering the limited parking spaces in the city, pretty much everyone who doesn’t have to worry about finding a parking spot for their vehicle has nice things to say the whole phenomenon of PARKing Day and parklets.  Well, here’s your chance to chat with the guy who started it all:

Join us Sunday, July 21 as Design Cycle welcomes Matthew Passmore, co-founder of Rebar Group, for a tactile and conversational exploration of urban prototyping, an emerging movement that makes city design more innovative, collaborative and immediate.

Come early to experience an urban prototyping parklet with modular furniture, stage, live music and bicycle street food. The Urban-Proto-Parklet party begins at 6pm. Matthew takes the stage at 7pm to help us re-imagine public space.

Design Cycle: Urban Prototyping

Sunday, July 21, 7:00 PM

Brava Theater Center

2781 24th Street

Tickets here

Here’s the deal:

Noise Pop is proud to launch Musical Pursuit, a night of music trivia. This free monthly event, sponsored by Drambuie, will challenge music nerds, industry professionals, and anyone who wants to explore their musical knowledge while enjoying some great food, drinks, and music.

Come early and make it a music-fueled evening! Enjoy dinner starting at 6pm, with trivia starting at 8pm.

Featuring:

Music trivia, both contemporary and vintage

Hosted by SF impresario Parker Gibbs

Drink specials from Drambuie US

Cocktails created and served by Mauricio “Mo” Arce from Monarch

Delicious fast food “covers” from local chef and SF Burger Brawl winner Wes Rowe (http://tinyurl.com/po4jdcf)

Music over the decades from Jamie Jams of DEBASER and Last Nite

GRAND PRIZE for July:

Two-day GA tickets to Treasure Island Music Festival (http://www.treasureislandfestival.com / Oct 19-20, 2013)

*the winning team will receive one ticket per team member, up to 8 total tickets

RUNNER UP will receive $10 WillCall credit for each team member (up to 8 credits)

Your team will also have the chance to win concert tickets, rounds of drinks and shots, and food! Oh, and bragging rights, tons of bragging rights.

Come join us at 1772 Market (formerly Rebel) on the following Tuesdays:

July 23rd

August 27th

September 24th

October 22nd

November 19th

December 17th

RSVP and invite your friends!

Yeah, baby!

[via Brittney and Joan]

Some context, via BART’s press release:

A milestone in public outreach for BART’s Fleet of the Future project comes July 23-26, when a full scale mock up of two-thirds of a train car interior will be set up for public viewing at MacArthur Station in Oakland.

You can kick the tires (metaphorically; after all, this is a wooden model of the interior of the car, and BART trains don’t have tires) between 2 pm and 7 pm from Tuesday – Friday on the concourse level of the station, in front of the multicolor peacock-feather-looking mural. BART has built the plywood model to give the public a sense of the proportions of the new cars, possible configurations of seats, placement of bike racks and handholds, so visitors can share impressions about these and other new features. Those going through the model will fill out a survey to give their feedback. Nearly 10,000 people have shared feedback so far on the project by attending other events, taking online surveys or emailing comments.

Says our pal Amanda:

90210 NO YOU DIDN’T!

Adds Amanda:

I can’t figure out what Priestly was doing, but he was having his photo taken with a fan outside the Elbo Room and then was later setting up in front of Mission Cheese

UPDATE:  And here’s Jason Priestley cheesing it up with his crew:

(Thanks Jason C. for the pic!)

Looks like the Z Space team is putting their new downstairs theater to  good use:

From San Francisco, the dating capital of the world, it’s Z Dating Game: a show in which finding love means never having to say “I do.”

Z Dating Game is the show that brings together three eligible singles and one lucky bachelor(ette) and gives him or her a chance to question potential dates, then choose an escort for a great night out at a local hot spot. There’s only one hitch, they never have the least idea who they’re talking to.

Featuring a slew of local and sexy singles, plenty of beer, and hosted by Rob Ready of local comedy group PianoFight, Z Dating Game brings a blast from courting past firmly into the dating future.

Happening in Z Below, Z Dating Game promises a night of flirting, fun, and foxy singles with too much beer not to get a phone number.

Advance tickets here.

Am I right?

(They also have ping pong.)